Lot #: 311
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Handled Canning Jar, New England origin, third quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with narrow, flaring mouth, and applied handle on reverse, the shoulder decorated with a slip-trailed stem bearing scrolled leaves and berries. The form of this jar, including its handle, is consistent with New England stoneware oyster jars of the period. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a minor, in-the-firing base chip on front. H 10 3/8".
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